Author: Pastor Smith

Text:  1Kings 19:3-8 This is the season of garage sales.  Well the story is told that the devil decided to have one.  On the day of his sale is tools were all marked with the sale price.  It was an ugly lot:  hatred, envy, jealousy, deceit, greed and so on. Off on its own was a harmless looking tool.  It […]

First, I want to give credit where credit is due.  A number of these thoughts were taken from a sermon by Pastor Mark Jeske of the Time of Grace ministries. Text:  1Corinthians 6: 9-11 Gay marriage is here.  So says the Supreme Court of our land.  So says 5 men and women in a black robes- a slim majority. By […]

Text:  2Corinthians 8: 1-9 I was at a pastor’s conference.  A veteran pastor described a worship service he had attended.  All went well, he said.  But something important was missing.  I wondered what that could be.  What would you guess?  After a few moments, he said, the offering.  The offering?  I was a bit surprised. Why would he say that? […]

Text:  John 15: 1-8 It’s so simple.  Even a child can tell you.  You put a piece of bread in your toaster.  Nothing happens.  No heat, no toast. Nothing. You go to make a call on your house phone.  You put it to your ear, nothing.  The phone is dead.  What’s wrong?  What should you check?  First, check the connection.  […]